Re: [libreoffice-users] Intermittent Calc Issues

Hi :)
I think the comment about sacking your tech support was meant as a joke.  I
think we kinda assume people who reach this mailing-list probably ARE the
tech support.  I'm sure everyone makes amusing blunders at times.  Easier
to laugh about it after recovery!

Wrt keyboards i can never figure out why so many paper-clips still getting
trapped in there when i haven't even used any in about 10 years.  Maybe my
coat-hangers regress into paper-clips as i never have enough of them.

Is there still a problem with some weird things still going on?  It sounded
like you had solved the issues ..
Regards from
Tom :)






On 5 August 2014 18:22, Gregory Forster <fgreg74@gmail.com> wrote:

> Woops, I meant to click the spell-check and not the send.  That all
> explains well for the unexplained highlighting, but what about the random
> ;6 (semi-colon and the number six) at times, or the random : (colon) at
> times, replacing cell contents by just pressing a directional arrow key.
>  That,  I can't  figure out.  No, I won't sack my tech (he's my son - we
> work together). It ONLY happens with LO Calc, not Impress, or Writer, or
> Base, or any other program.  In fact, I extensively use Gnucash.  I am the
> Treasurer, Financial Accountant and do the payroll for church and also use
> Gnucash for personal finance records - No problems.
>
> However, you did give me ideas and reminders.   I've always been very
> passionate about backups and keeping your hard drive clean from malware,
> viruses, rootkits, etc. of which we also nag our clients about..  I forgot
> about keeping the keyboard clean.  Thank you.
>
> Greg
>
>
> On 8/5/2014 1:58 AM, Brian Barker wrote:
>
> > At 22:25 04/08/2014 -0500, Gregory Forster wrote:
> >
> > > I have an inconsistent and not often issue with Calc. [...] Calc does
> > > weird things now and then. [...] Sometimes, I complete a calculation in a
> > > cell, and press the Enter or Down Arrow key. My calculation will disappear
> > > and a ;6 will appear in the cell. Or I may randomly highlight a cell to
> > > check a formula, then when I press a directional arrow, my calculation will
> > > disappear and a : will reside in that cell. Sometimes, I'll just move an
> > > arrow key, or the mouse to move from one cell to another and wherever I
> > > move will highlight as if I was holding down the Shift key. [...]  This all
> > > started in early July. [...] I changed different versions of LibreOffice
> > > (vs 4). I have LO 4.3.0, 4.2.5, 4.2.2, 4.1.4, 4.1.3, 4.1.2, and 4.0.3
> > > (which I am currently using).  I still had the same issues with whichever
> > > version used.
> > >
> > > I discussed the issues and history with another tech and he reasoned
> > > (the same as I) that LO was having memory conflict issues with one or more
> > > simultaneous running programs.
> >
> > What, you mean that LibreOffice - in many different versions - is
> > improperly sharing memory with other programs for you but not for anyone
> > else? And why would that behaviour change in early July? Perhaps you should
> > sack your "tech".
> >
> >  My questions are: Has anyone else experienced the same?
> > >
> >
> > I doubt it - at least, not as a problem with the software.
> >
> >  Does my reasoning sound feasible?
> > >
> >
> > Nope.
> >
> >  Any ideas?
> > >
> >
> > If you spend a lot of time on one project or using one application, it is
> > very easy to blame a more general problem with your computer on the
> > particular application.
> > o Try draining the spilt coffee from your keyboard.
> > o Try shaking the biscuit crumbs from your keyboard.
> > o Try poking out the cat hairs from your keyboard.
> > o Try running your computer manufacturer's diagnostics (especially those
> > for the keyboard).
> > o Try attaching an external keyboard and using for a sufficient period to
> > test.
> > o Does your notebook have a trackpad? Is your thumb or palm grazing the
> > trackpad as you move your fingers about? You won't believe this is
> > possible, so get someone else to watch as you use the system for a period.
> > Try temporarily disabling the trackpad or reducing its sensitivity to test.
> >
> > I trust this helps.
> >
> > Brian Barker
> >
> > .
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